Santa Rosa, California Samuel Sánchez has signed with the BMC Racing Team for the 2015 season, President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced Friday. The 2008 Olympic road champion was one of the BMC Racing Team’s leading contributors last year. He finished sixth in the Vuelta a España and fifth at Il […]
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Tinkoff-Saxo and Specialized auction off Contador’s Vuelta-winning bike for charity
Tinkoff-Saxo and Specialized present a unique charity auction of Alberto Contador’s S-Works Tarmac. The highest bidder will become the proud owner of the bike that Alberto Contador rode to victory in the 2014 Vuelta a España. Specialized will donate the entire amount to the non-profit Matonyok Parents Trust Orphanage that […]
Tour Down Under, Stage 4: Evans and Dennis Avoid Injury
Mount Barker, Australia Photo compliments of BMC BMC Racing Team’s Rohan Dennis and Cadel Evans avoided injury in a crash in the finishing straight Friday to keep their places in the top two spots on the overall classification at the Santos Tour Down Under. Neither rider went down in the […]
Tinkoff-Saxo ready for Tour Down Under queen stage despite high-speed crash
Stage 4 of Santos Tour Down Under looked like a delicacy for the sprinters. The fast men didn’t let that opportunity go and the stage ended in a mass sprint with Steele von Hoff (UniSA-Australia) taking the win, while a crash brought down a large part of the peloton in […]
Santos Tour Down Under, Stage 3: BMC Racing Team’s Rohan Dennis wins ahead of teammate Cadel Evans
On the strength of a vicious attack on Torrens Hill BMC Racing Team’s Rohan Dennis soloed to victory and into the race lead Thursday at the Santos Tour Down Under. His BMC Racing Team teammate Cadel Evans finished second. Team’s First Win of 2015Dennis crossed the finish line three seconds […]
Peter Sagan Mentoring Israeli Cyclists
The first Israeli professional cycling team ever has Peter Sagan mentoring the team. Their first race will be the Tour de San Luis in Argentina. Israeli cyclist Ran Margaliot has wanted to win the Tour de France since he was a child. He raced on Saxo Bank with Contador […]
Lars Michaelsen at Tour Down Under: “Important and unknown stage awaits tomorrow”
It was full gas from the get-go at today’s 150 kilometer second stage of Santos Tour Down Under from Unley to Sterling. With an undulating stage profile many teams tried to get a rider in the breakaway with the hopes of making it to the finish line – just like […]
Lobato crowns Movistar Team exhibition
January 21, 2015 | Madrid Andalusian claims superb win in Stirling uphill finish, Gorka Izagirre takes 3rd for a double Blue podium on day two of Tour Down Under The exceptional strength in every triumph of Juanjo Lobato was once again highlighted on Wednesday during stage two of the Tour […]
Flakemore Crashes Post-Race; Breaks Collarbone
Adelaide, South Australia BMC Racing Team’s Campbell Flakemore crashed and broke his left collarbone while riding back to the team hotel after the finish of Wednesday’s stage of the Santos Tour Down Under. Flakemore said the accident happened while he was negotiating a turn on a descent. “We were going […]
Scandolara wins Santos Women’s Tour, Hoskins takes ORICA-AIS’ third stage victory
2014 Giro del Trentino winner Valentina Scandolara has successfully defended the leader’s jersey she claimed on day one to take out the Santos Women’s Tour following tonight’s final stage. In a fairytale finish for ORICA-AIS, teammate and stage two winner Melissa Hoskins also claimed her second victory, winning the evening’s […]